INTERCHANGE
NO SOONER THAN AND AS SOON AS
HOW TO CHANGE ??☝️☹️π
STUDY THESE EXAMPLES π
a)As soon as the teacher entered the class,the boys stopped shouting.
No sooner did the teacher enter the class than the boys stopped shouting
b)As soon as he saw the girl,he went to speak to her.
No sooner had he seen the girl than he went to speak to her.
c)As soon as the alarm rings , mother gets up .
No sooner does the alarm ring than mother gets up.
d)No sooner did he write the letter than he posted it.
As soon as he wrote the letter ,he posted it.
π(In example 'a' the question is in simple past form in As soon as .In this case there can be two answers
The answer can be in simple past form or past perfect form in No sooner
Therefore...No sooner did the teacher enter...
Or ..No sooner had the teacher entered....
The same in example 'b'
No sooner had he seen the girl...or
No sooner did he see the girl...
example 'c'..The sentence is in present tense thus the answer is also in present tense.
πNo sooner does the alarm ring.....
Example 'd'..The question begins with No sooner....thus the answer begins with As soon as.
(NoteπNo sooner in the beginning bis followed by an auxiliary verb +subject +main verb..
No sooner did the teacher enter....
or/No sooner had the teacher entered.....
"Than" is an indispensable part of No sooner .. sentences.)
Now for your assignment.
a)As soon as he reached home π‘,he was asked to start on another journey.
b)As soon as the principal came into the hall,the students stood up.
c)As soon as he finishes his work,he starts playing.
d)No sooner did we enter the hall than the movie started.
e)No sooner did the girls arrive than we began to dance
Happy solvingπππ
Will be back with the answers in my next post.πππ
ANSWERS
1)No sooner did he reach / had he reached home π‘ than he was asked to start on another journey.
2)No sooner did the principal come /had the principal come into the room than the students stood up.
3)No sooner does he finish his work than he goes out to play.
4)As soon as we entered the hall, the movie started.
5)As soon as the girls arrived we began dancing.
☝️Check and see if you have got them all correct.
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